Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-01-26
DAKOTA'S CAPITAL.
Meeting Of the Seventeenth SEES.
sion of the Dakota
Legislature.


the struggle for Office and honor had Sim
mercd down to point or two below freezing
This chilling condition of affairs, especially in
the House, was caused in measure by the BE-
lection Of the House Committee Chairmen
Hobart, Of Moody, wanted TO be chairman Of
the railroad committee, and 10 say that he
wanted II bad is speaking modestly Several
other distinguished gentlemen wanted i'm
portant committee chairs An undercurrent of
hostility towards Speaker Crosse for his COM
missions and omissions beokened a coming
storm OF no mean proportions President
Matthews, Of the Council, was more success
ful in his committee selections Capt Alex
Hughes, OF Bismarck, was given the judiciary |;
DEs Gdlffne Of Grand Eorks, railroads. assd
Campbell, Of Brown County, appropriations
The Council had accepted the organization and
committees as fair and just, and settled down
to business when up comes from the House
onnous mutterings Of the storm
THE CONSPIRACY.
The House Committees were appointed late
on Saturday evening, The disappointed men,
beers had oil day Sunday to nurse their wrath
and plan for revenge. On Monday morning,
the 9Th, after the journal had been disposed
of, Mr. Jones, of Charles Mix, moved that the
vote by. which the rules had been adopted be
reconsidered
Williams, Of Burleigh, moved for call Of
the House.
The Sergeant at Arms proceeded to hunt
up absent members and count noses. 1t was
found that Mr.. Ruggles, Of Edmunds, was alb
sent and gone for purpose; 1t now became
evident that a well-arranged programme had
been mapped out Ruggles plnyed the slump
ing jack act to secure a @dead lock, which
continued from o'clock in the afternoon un-
til near midnight Very few at first could di-
vine the conspirators intentions, but by de-
| grees the plot became known
THE COMPACT
| Messrs Hobart of Moody, Berry Of Clark,
| Jones of Charles Mix, and Royer of Jerauld
| had gone over to the North Dakota combina-
| ton, headed by Williams, of Bismarck, and
| proposed to reconsider the adoption OF the
| rules which were adopted on Saturday. This
nlust be done on the day following their adop-
ton, requiring majority vote, or, at later
| period, two-thirds vote The disgruntled
Southrons, by combining with the North,
| would give them twenty-five ,otes--one ma
| jority. Three Northern members were absent
| by permission, but were expected back on the
noon train Monday The train was seven
hours late, and still they didn't come. The
| found themselves in a box, and as one men,
Der from the Red River Valley exclaimed
SH-Is to pay and three votes short" Near
midnight the hiding Ruggles was Informed
that the scheme had failed, and the House had
worked itself out of very disgusting situation
THE PROGRAMME
| The consprators secured the ~dead lock. y
| expecting the absentees to arrive on Monday,
by which they hoped to reconsider the rules,
changing them so that all committees would
be appointed by the House instead OF
the Speaker, to unseat the Speaker,
| Chief Clerk Eakins and Sergoant-a al
| Arms Rorapaugh. Had the absentees returned
rules would have been changed but the un-
seating would have proved q very difficult I'M
dertaking. Mr.. Williams, of Burleigh, led
! this revolutionary movement The southern
members who sold out to the north deserve
little less condemnation than the gentleman
| from Bismarck.
| There was heaps of bad blood on both sides
| Monday morning truce had been patched mp
The four southern boilers had been promised
and bribed, to-wit: DR.. Stewart, of the Black
Hills, resigned the craftsmanship of the rail
road committee, vice Hobart, bolter, to be ap-
pointed Fletcher, of Brown, resigned the ap.
! preparation loaf to give Bolter Berry chance.
| Ward, Of Turner, cancelled his insurance
! policy to give Bolter Roger, of Jerauld, the
| Chair. Hobart resigned the ways and means
| to give skinned Jones. of Charles Mix
and Ward proved themselves honorable men
and above the contemplate trickery of chance
through disappointment They resigned their
seats for the sake Of harmony and peace Had
the revolutionary scheme succeeded, the
House as making body would have
| ceased to exist 1t wouldhave become howl
/ ing mob. After the journal was disposed OF
| on Tuesday Mr. Jones, OF Charles Mix, go
up to withdraw his motion Of the day previous
| The Burleigh County member objected OF
course, so a motion to lay on the table
/ prevailed. Thus ending q very disgracefu
proceeding, conceived in disappointed hate
and born in treachery The boilers gained
their chairmanships, but lost the respect ant
! confidence of all. A more thoroughly used-uI
| man than Williams has seldom dsg-aced /
seat in the Legislature of the Territory Fol
! the balance of the session Mr.. Williams will
equal cipher with the rim cut of tn,
friends Of the Speaker threaten retaliation
against the North by cutting down their appro
priations to nothing, and to clean out the Bis
marck Penitentiary, said to be rotten.
| THE COUNCIL.
The gentlemen composing the Council al.
regarded as the brainiest lot Of law maker,
ever elected in the Territory. President Ma
thews is young, bright, quick, and fine pre-
siding officer. Ericsson, Of Elk Point, viii
! make record DIR. Collins, Of Grand Fork
is the handsomest, If not the ablest, in til,
body. To particularize or extol one above til,
| other for their merits in all that pertains Il
honor, manhood and ability, would be difficult
| COUNCIL BILLS
| The most important bills introduced 80 IA
in the Council are:
Mr. Hughes, to regulate grain warehouse
and the inspection, weighing and handlin,
| Of grain, and defining the duties Of the rail
| road and warehouse commission. An impor
tant measure and will pass.
Mr. Grigsby, to iegalizc Sioux Falls cleo
| ton
Mr.. Mead, memorial 10 Congress urgin,
the passage OF the "Dawes bill" Passed un
der suspension of rules.
Mr.. Foster, to authorize organization TO
protection against and punishment Of hors
| thieves
Mr.. Allen, regulating fees of printers
Mr.. Hughee, to abolish county assessors an,
| create district assessors.
| Mr.. McCumber, to extend the time for 1Ss
| taxes to become delinquent 10 June ], 1887
Passed the Council
Number cf bills introduced up to wednes
day are Is
Petitions for stringent marriage law hav
been received
Present indications point TO thorough enact
ments for the protection OF labor interests.
IN THE HOUSE
Democracy got TO the fore in the House
The first bill introduced was by Mr. Gilbert, o
Sioux Falls, to provide for public examiner
Mr.. Fletcher, to prevent the spread Of nox
ious weeds.
Little business Of importance was transactc
in the House previous to the appointment O
the standing committees, which opened tn
fight on Monday, the nth, and ending o.
Tuesday evening. SPECIAL
| Mans Inherent Helplessness.
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